Greatest Legacy of the Magus Universe

”Qamara, you…” Nylian looked at his daughter with confusion. ”What happened inside?”

”Father…” Qamara looked at the man and softly said, ”If anything, Adam made sure that I was safe inside. He did everything he could to protect me.”

”What?” Even Lenna, her mother, couldn’t believe her ears.

Qamara thought that it would be better if she could just show it to everyone instead of telling them. She walked towards Sabrina, ready to comply with her requests.

Sabrina faintly smiled at her. ”I will first ensure that your memories haven’t been altered, okay, love?”

”Yes, Councilor.” Qamara respectfully nodded.

Sabrina then touched the elf’s forehead. Following that, a warm and radiant light covered her head. This continued for almost a minute before she retracted her hand.

She then looked at all the councilors present and confirmed, ”Unaltered.”

Sabrina then turned to Qamara and said, ”It will be convenient for you to extract the memories by yourself. If I were to do that, it might hurt you.”

”I understand.” Qamara nodded and then performed a simple hand seal.

Rank 1 Spell: Memory Strand!

Following that, she magically extracted a handful of ethereal white strings from her head, each one a memory of what had transpired inside the Duskfall Manor.

Of course, she made sure to not extract any embarrassing memories where she was dancing with Adam, holding his hand, or staring at his profile for extended periods of time.

Sabrina Benton weaved a set of hand seals and performed a spell of her own.

Rank 3 Spell: Memory Projection!

The spell covered all of Qamara’s Memory Strands and then broke it down into fine particles. Following that, the magical particles spread around, forming a rectangular projection.

Finally, Qamara’s memories were projected for all to see. Of course, since these were her memories, everything was shown from her point of view.

Everyone watched silently and attentively as her memories were being projected. Meanwhile, Adam’s lips curled up into a faint smirk.

Everything that had happened today, except for the unexpected and temporary alliance with the Duskfalls as well as the sudden zombie outbreak in the underground chamber, had gone according to his plan.

From the beginning till the end, everything had unfolded exactly like he had expected them to. It was a surreal feeling, having predicted everything before they had happened, and shaping them to his advantage.

He felt as if he was the grand puppeteer, pulling onto the strings of all these people that had surrounded him and making them dance to his tune.

Although, at the moment, he was on the ground and everyone else was standing over him, he was, in fact, the true victor. He was the player. They were the pieces.

In his first battle against the Cult of Bones, he had come out on top. Of course, major credit for that went to the mysterious person who sent him the letter, warning him about the trap.

Till now, he hadn’t learned the identity of that person, however.

Meanwhile, everyone around him watched Qamara’s Memory Projection. They saw her and Adam enter the masquerade ball. They saw him conversing with the Duskfall couple.

Some people were shocked to see the sudden stand-off between the Duskfall couple and Adam and how easily the latter had immobilized them with the help of his serpents.

Much to their shock and horror, the people then learned about the mysterious cult that had allied with the Duskfall couple, the Umbra Thieves, and the Red Fists, helping them establish the human trafficking ring for the past several years.

They witnessed how the Duskfall couple and Adam and Qamara temporarily formed an alliance to deal with the members of the cult. They saw the bloody ritual where dozens of women were sacrificed. Then they saw the fight against the zombies.

Finally, the Memory Projection ended when Sabrina Benton and her men descended from the hole in the ceiling of the underground chamber.

All the people that had gathered showed varied emotions. The vast majority of the guests—the ones that weren’t invited to the underground chamber—couldn’t believe that such horrific rituals were taking place in the Duskfall Manor.

The VIP guests who indulged in all the sins in the private lounges in the manor as well as the bloody ritual hung their heads low, unable to refute anything. They were filled with terror, knowing what awaited them now.

Sabrina Benton’s men were filled with awe and respect witnessing Adam take charge.

Although they couldn’t see much through Qamara’s point of view in the underground chamber when the main battle had started, after finding the corpses of the fourteen cultists earlier, they were now sure that Adam had single-handedly dispatched all of them.

The armed forces of Ravenfell respected strength above all else.

Once the projection came to an end, Sabrina Benton looked toward Daniel Ranzenberg and flatly stated, ”Councilor Ranzenberg, you may release the boy.”

Daniel Ranzenberg emotionlessly got to his feet and allowed Adam to stand. The latter gazed at him with displeasure before turning his attention toward the Lord Marshall.

Sabrina deeply looked at him and declared, ”Adam Constantine, I hereby declare you not guilty of the charges brought against you!”

Adam pressed his hand to his chest and lightly bowed, ”Thank you, my lady.”

He then walked passed Ives Ballard, winking at him and taunting him with a light smirk, and approached Sabrina Benton. ”Before I leave, I’m gonna hand these two over to you,” he said.

With a simple hand seal, a large portal was formed in his shadow. From it, the red and yellow snake were summoned. Except, they looked much fatter than before, almost as if they had swallowed something.

”Spit them out,” Adam ordered in snaketongue.

”But what about our payment?”

”Payment! Payment!

”Find Su’kis,” said Adam. ”There’s more than enough food for the three of you.” He was hinting at the rest of the members of the Red Fists who hadn’t been turned in. They would become food for the three serpents for their services rendered.

The two snakes looked at one another and then nodded. Then, they spat out the Duskfall couple that they had swallowed earlier. Thanks to Fern being poisoned and Altan running out of mana, it was very easy for the serpents to deal with them.

After spitting out the couple, the snakes went back through the portal they came from.

Adam pointed at the unconscious Duskfall couple who were covered in strange liquids and stated, ”I hope they die, Councilor.”

Sabrina Benton didn’t reply, indifferently staring at Adam, her thoughts a mystery.

”If there’s nothing else, I will take my leave,” Adam spoke slowly. ”My mana reserves have been depleted and I’m too tired from tonight’s battle. If there’s nothing else, I’d like to go home and rest.”

Sabrina looked deep into Adam’s eyes and then silently nodded.

No one dared to stop him from leaving. While most gazed at him with respect, some displayed spite and resentment. Qamara, for one, had extremely complicated emotions churning in her heart as she watched Adam’s departing back.

Meanwhile, Ives Ballard gazed at Adam with blatant hostility. He would never forget the embarrassment he had suffered at his hands tonight. Besides, now that it was evident that Adam was truly innocent, there was nothing he could do about it.

Suddenly, his expression froze for a split second and a peculiar light flashed in his eyes. He gazed at Adam disappearing past the estate gates and couldn’t help but faintly grin.

He then looked at his fellow Councilors and solemnly stated, ”The emergence of a new criminal organization known as the Cult is a very pressing matter. I would like to convene an emergency council meeting.”

Sabrina Benton gazed at the man with narrowed eyes for a few moments before nodding. ”Very well.”

After instructing her men to deal with the aftermath of the Duskfall Masquerade Ball, the councilors headed towards Council Keep.

…

Constantine Manor, Uptown Quarter.

The house was completely empty except for Adam who had just now arrived after a gruelling battle. It was intense for him, both mentally and physically.

He arrived at his study and poured himself a drink. The youth walked toward the high, arched window and gazed at the twin moons in a daze.

”Everything went smoothly tonight,” he mumbled as he took a sip of wine. ”Those cultist bastards have been taken care of. Well, for now, at least.”

The next moment, his eyebrows furrowed and he muttered, ”But the mastermind… the one operating the cult’s operations in Ravenfell, Olin Barrett… Where did he go?”

As he was about to take another sip of the wine, his hand suddenly paused. Right at that moment, a cold voice echoed in his study room.

”Looking for me?”

Adam’s heart sank. He slowly turned around and saw a pale-skinned middle-aged man with a receding hairline sitting cross-legged on the high-leather chair, and looking at him with an amused smirk.

Rank 3 - Mana Vortex Magus, Olin Barrett!!!